Japan's Interventionist State: The Role of the MAFF

Japan's Interventionist State: The Role of the MAFF

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-296

  George Mulgan, Aurelia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b School of Engineering and Information Technology   (Australia)

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EID: 84908965852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203326640     Document Type: Book

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